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Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

The jury in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's public corruption trial is finished for the day, wrapping up day eight of deliberations with still no verdict.

Deliberations will resume at 9 a.m. Friday in U.S. District Court in downtown Detroit.

The jury has to issue verdicts on more than 30 counts.

Kilpatrick is facing 30. His contractor friend Bobby Ferguson is facing 11. His father Bernard Kilpatrick is facing four.

All four men are charged with racketeering conspiracy, the most serious crime alleged in the indictment. It carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, as does mail and wire fraud, which Kilpatrick also is charged with.

All three defendants are charged with running a criminal enterprise throught he mayor's office to enrich themselves through bid rigging and extortion. They also are charged with using nonprofit funds for personal use.